*Overweight piece option applies to Economy Class only. In accordance with Brazilian law, for any ticket where the true origin or destination in Brazil the allowance is two pieces at 32kg (70lb) each, regardless of cabin size.

Infants travelling on an adult's lap are entitled to one piece. Additional pieces will be charged on the adult ticket.

Excess baggage purchase rules on qatarairways.com

Excess baggage is only offered over and above the free baggage allowance already indicated on your booking confirmation and tickets;

Excess baggage is charged per kg, except to/from the Americas, where it is charged per piece;

Purchase units are offered in increments of single pieces or bundles of 5kg (11lb) each;

Each passenger is allowed a maximum of five pieces or 100 kg at a time

A single piece of checked-in baggage must not weigh more than 32kg (70lb) or exceed 158cm (62in) in length + width + height. Any bags weighing more than 32kg (70lb) must be broken down so each piece weighs less than 32kg (70lb);

Excess baggage is calculated per passenger per journey, where a journey is defined as the entire outbound or inbound trip between origin and destination, not including the transfer point;

Purchases may be made from the time a booking is ticketed, up to three hours prior to departure. They are valid only for the flight and date shown on the excess baggage purchase receipt. To determine whether or not a booking is ticketed, check the confirmation email for a ticket number next to each passenger’s name;

Excess baggage charges are quoted and billed in the currency of the departure country;

Excess baggage purchased online at qatarairways.com is non-refundable and non-transferable. Date changes to the booking are permitted within the same route only. Excess baggage is not valid for travel on other carriers;

Excess baggage is subject to space limitations at check-in. If excess baggage cannot be accepted because of space limitations or airline initiated flight or schedule changes, it may be refunded or transferred to another flight with the same origin and destination, in accordance with the airline's policies;

Online excess baggage purchase is not allowed for infants;

Excess baggage purchased on qatarairways.com is only valid for Qatar Airways direct flights . If you need to book excess baggage for an itinerary that includes interline or code-share flights, please contact those carriers for their excess baggage policies;

In case online purchase of excess baggage is not completed for any reason, Qatar Airways reserves the right to not offer the online discounted price.

If you wish to transport additional baggage to or from Africa, you may do so by paying the associated fee in the table below.

A bulk purchase is when a minimum of 5 kg is bought, over the allocated baggage allowance stated on your ticket.

Bulk purchases are available from select points in our network. Terms and conditions apply.

Transporting animals as cargo

*Terms and conditions

Qatar Airways will continue to comply with the local regulations or airport limitations with respect to acceptance of a maximum weight or size of the container. Please allow sufficient time for us to check the applicable rules to your flight's origin and departure cities. In case of country restrictions on weight or carrier size, the animal will be booked and transported through Qatar Airways Cargo.

Total dimensions of the pet container/cage should not exceed 118 inches (300cm), unless indicated otherwise by the local regulations of your flight's origin and departure cities and airports.

Qatar Airways will continue to comply with the local regulations or airport limitations with respect to acceptance of a maximum weight or size of the container. In such situations, the animal will be booked and transported through Qatar Airways Cargo.

Transport of animal as excess baggage is charged as per the categories above regardless if free baggage allowance is utilized or not.